EP3296227A1 - Behälter für lebensmittel - Google Patents

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EP3296227A1
EP3296227A1 EP17186881.3A EP17186881A EP3296227A1 EP 3296227 A1 EP3296227 A1 EP 3296227A1 EP 17186881 A EP17186881 A EP 17186881A EP 3296227 A1 EP3296227 A1 EP 3296227A1
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Ram Søren Sarusie
Carsten Linding Borregaard Lauridsen
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/10—Container closures formed after filling
    • B65D77/20—Container closures formed after filling by applying separate lids or covers, i.e. flexible membrane or foil-like covers
    • B65D77/2024—Container closures formed after filling by applying separate lids or covers, i.e. flexible membrane or foil-like covers the cover being welded or adhered to the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C51/00—Shaping by thermoforming, i.e. shaping sheets or sheet like preforms after heating, e.g. shaping sheets in matched moulds or by deep-drawing; Apparatus therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/18—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient
    • B65D81/20—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
    • B65D81/2069—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas in a special atmosphere
    • B65D81/2076—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas in a special atmosphere in an at least partially rigid container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/03—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor characterised by the shape of the extruded material at extrusion
    • B29C48/07—Flat, e.g. panels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/16—Articles comprising two or more components, e.g. co-extruded layers
    • B29C48/18—Articles comprising two or more components, e.g. co-extruded layers the components being layers
    • B29C48/21—Articles comprising two or more components, e.g. co-extruded layers the components being layers the layers being joined at their surfaces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C51/00—Shaping by thermoforming, i.e. shaping sheets or sheet like preforms after heating, e.g. shaping sheets in matched moulds or by deep-drawing; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C51/002—Shaping by thermoforming, i.e. shaping sheets or sheet like preforms after heating, e.g. shaping sheets in matched moulds or by deep-drawing; Apparatus therefor characterised by the choice of material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C51/00—Shaping by thermoforming, i.e. shaping sheets or sheet like preforms after heating, e.g. shaping sheets in matched moulds or by deep-drawing; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C51/02—Combined thermoforming and manufacture of the preform
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C51/00—Shaping by thermoforming, i.e. shaping sheets or sheet like preforms after heating, e.g. shaping sheets in matched moulds or by deep-drawing; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C51/14—Shaping by thermoforming, i.e. shaping sheets or sheet like preforms after heating, e.g. shaping sheets in matched moulds or by deep-drawing; Apparatus therefor using multilayered preforms or sheets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
    • B29K2067/00—Use of polyesters or derivatives thereof, as moulding material
    • B29K2067/003—PET, i.e. poylethylene terephthalate

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  • the present invention relates to a sealed container for foodstuffs.
  • Such containers may typically consist of some form of tray, which is sealed with a lid or a lidding film to protect the foodstuff inside the tray.
  • the tray and the lid or lidding film are made from amorphous polyethylene terephthalate (APET).
  • APET amorphous polyethylene terephthalate
  • PS polystyrene
  • PP polypropylene
  • the seal must be able to withstand cooling, storage and transportation without the lid or lidding film loosening from the tray.
  • the seal must also be gas-proof in order to keep a modified atmosphere inside the container for a specified number of days, in which the foodstuff must be able to be stored before use.
  • the sealing media in the tray as well as in the lid or lidding film is APET
  • such a seal can be obtained by heating the lid or lidding film and the sealing rim of the tray, to which the lid or lidding film is to be sealed, to a temperature of around 180 °C and pressing the two parts tightly together for a short period of time.
  • This heat sealing procedure does not involve actual melting of the APET, but the material becomes soft and secondary chemical bonds occur between the sealing media of the tray and the sealing media of the lid or lidding film.
  • External slip agents are typically polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) or other functionalised siloxanes. These are commonly referred to as “silicones”. As a result of their physico-chemical nature, further to reducing CoF, these will also lower the surface energy of the APET surface.
  • PDMS polydimethylsiloxane
  • Internal slip agents for APET are typically fatty amides, e.g. erucamide (cis-13-docosenoamide), behenamide (docosanamide), oleamide (9-octadecenoamide) or other compounds which, like the fatty amides, tend to migrate to the surface, resulting in a reduction of CoF.
  • the driving force for these compounds to migrate towards the surface is their higher hydrophobicity compared to APET.
  • the migration of these compounds to the surface in addition to lowering the CoF, will also result in a lowering of the surface energy.
  • slip agents internal as well as external, intended for APET not only lower the CoF, but also lower the surface energy of the APET surface. Hence, these compounds will hereinafter be collectively referred to as "surface energy changing agents”.
  • PET modification is done by modifying the backbone of the polyethylene terephthalate polymer through the incorporation of a comonomer, such as isophthalic acid (IPA), cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) or diethyleneglycol (DEG). These modifications make the materials softer at relevant sealing temperatures, which facilitates the bonding between the lid or lidding film and the sealing surface of the tray.
  • IPA isophthalic acid
  • CHDM cyclohexanedimethanol
  • DEG diethyleneglycol
  • highly modified PET is meant a PET, in which the degree of modification is substantially higher than in standard PET grades intended for bottles and trays, e.g. in the case of IPA modification, substantially higher than 1.6-1.8 mole %, which is considered an industry standard.
  • a well-known problem connected to heat sealing involving APET sealing media is that if the sealing rim of the tray is contaminated with even rather small amounts of food substances, for instance meat juice when packing fresh meat, the seal will not be gas-proof. This means that the seal cannot keep the modified atmosphere inside the container for the specified amount of time, which results in accelerated decay of the foodstuff stored in the container.
  • these multi-layer sheets or film comprise a sealing layer of another type of plastic material, which is more meltable than APET, such as PP or (most typical) PE, which is laminated, extrusion coated or co-extruded onto the APET layer. If the other material is PE, the trays are known as APET-PE trays.
  • a highly modified PET may also be used as sealing layer.
  • this material is rather expensive and requires, when used in applications sensitive to contamination, higher pressure and temperature during the sealing process than the other mentioned materials.
  • the use of a highly modified PET as sealing layer reduces the production rate and increases the costs of the sealing equipment.
  • highly modified PET is still sensitive to contamination and sealing rim warpage.
  • the present invention relates to a container for foodstuff, said container comprising a tray formed from a sheet of material comprising one or more layers, wherein the material of each of the layers of the formed tray comprises at least 85 % of amorphous polyethylene terephthalate (APET), said tray comprising a bottom part, one or more side walls and a peripheral sealing rim at its top, said sealing rim having a substantially flat upward facing sealing surface, wherein, at least in the top layer of the formed tray, i.e.
  • APET amorphous polyethylene terephthalate
  • the material is modified in such a way that the APET therein has an increased softness at relevant sealing temperatures, typically between 120 °C and 200 °C, and wherein the surface is modified by means of one or more surface energy changing agents, for instance in the form of internal and/or external slip agents, so that the surface energy of the top layer is reduced.
  • the combination of a relatively high level of backbone modification of the top layer material and a reduction of the surface energy of the top layer makes it possible to obtain gas-proof seals with trays made of an APET without any sealing layers of PE or the like, even if the sealing rim is contaminated with meat juice or the like as described above.
  • amorphous polyethylene terephthalate is meant polyethylene terephthalate, which is essentially amorphous in the sense that proper steps have been taken in order to minimise the rate of the crystallisation that, to some degree, will always take place in the material. Such steps include the selection of a proper type of PET (in relation to the contents of comonomers in the material) and minimising of the period of time, in which the material has a temperature, at which there is a significant rate of crystallisation.
  • the modification of the material of at least the top layer is obtained by modifying the backbone of the polyethylene terephthalate polymer therein through the incorporation of a comonomer, such as isophthalic acid (IPA), cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) or diethyleneglycol (DEG).
  • IPA isophthalic acid
  • CHDM cyclohexanedimethanol
  • DEG diethyleneglycol
  • the modified APET material at least in the top layer, comprises more than 4 mole %, preferably more than 6 mole %, most preferably more than 8 mole %, of monomers other than ethylene glycol or terephthalic acid residues.
  • the modification of the APET material may be obtained by using individual PET polymers, each with a mix of different backbone modifications, by blending a number of different PET polymers, each being modified with a given backbone modification, or by any combination thereof.
  • a surface energy changing agent is applied at least onto the sealing surface along the full circumference of the tray.
  • the externally applied surface energy changing agent is a siloxane type of polymer, such as a silicone in the form of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) or a functionalised siloxane.
  • a siloxane type of polymer such as a silicone in the form of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) or a functionalised siloxane.
  • an external surface energy changing agent such as a silicone
  • an external surface energy changing agent has proven to result in significantly improved sealing properties when combined with the above-described modification of the material of the top layer, which is surprising because application of silicones and the like is known to normally be detrimental to the heat sealing properties.
  • a surface energy changing agent for instance in the form of a fatty amide slip masterbatch, is incorporated in the formulation during extrusion of the sheet.
  • the external and/or internal application of surface energy changing agent(s) cause(s) the surface energy of the top layer to be reduced by at least 20 %, preferably by at least 30 %, most preferably by at least 40 %.
  • the material of each of the layers of the formed tray has an intrinsic viscosity between 0.6 dl/g and 1.1 dl/g, preferably between 0.7 dl/g and 0.9 dl/g, most preferably between 0.7 dl/g and 0.8 dl/g.
  • the unit “dl/g” uses for quantifying the intrinsic viscosity is an abbreviation of the expression “decilitres per gram”, otherwise known as inverse concentration.
  • PET with intrinsic viscosities within these ranges has proved to be advantageous in that it gives a good balance between processability and product properties, such as transparency and impact properties.
  • the thickness of material of the tray is between 200 ⁇ m and 1200 ⁇ m.
  • the container further comprises a lidding film, which is bonded to the tray by a gas-proof seal formed along the sealing rim.
  • the lidding film is soft and flexible, having a thickness of material between 10 ⁇ m and 200 ⁇ m, preferably between 15 ⁇ m and 150 ⁇ m.
  • lidding films which are soft and flexible.
  • the thickness of material of the soft and flexible lidding film is chosen within this range, the requirements regarding strength and barrier properties are all fulfilled.
  • the lidding film comprises at least one layer of polyethylene terephthalate.
  • PET in the lidding film is advantageous due to the material characteristics, which make it very suitable for storage of foodstuffs, such as a high transparency and a high impermeability to oxygen as already mentioned above.
  • the at least one PET layer may, for instance, consist of bi-axially oriented PET (BO-PET), a PET sealing layer and/or other functional layers relating to barrier properties, puncture resistance, etc.
  • BO-PET bi-axially oriented PET
  • a PET sealing layer and/or other functional layers relating to barrier properties, puncture resistance, etc.
  • Thermoforming is known to be a cost-efficient, fast and reliable way of forming different kinds of parts from plastic materials as the ones used for the present invention.
  • the modification of the material of at least the top layer is obtained by modifying the backbone of the polyethylene terephthalate polymer therein through the incorporation of a comonomer, such as isophthalic acid (IPA), cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) or diethyleneglycol (DEG).
  • IPA isophthalic acid
  • CHDM cyclohexanedimethanol
  • DEG diethyleneglycol
  • the reduction of the surface energy is obtained at least partly by applying a surface energy changing agent, for instance in the form of a siloxane type of polymer, such as a silicone, at least onto the sealing surface of the formed tray along the full circumference of the tray, for instance by means of roll coating or immersion in a bath containing the surface energy changing agent.
  • a surface energy changing agent for instance in the form of a siloxane type of polymer, such as a silicone
  • Roll coating and dip coating are well-known and reliable methods for applying materials to a given surface.
  • the reduction of the surface energy is obtained at least partly through the incorporation of a surface energy changing agent, for instance in the form of a fatty amide slip masterbatch, in the formulation during the extrusion of the sheet.
  • a surface energy changing agent for instance in the form of a fatty amide slip masterbatch
  • the method further comprises a step of bonding a lidding film to the sealing surface of the tray by means of a process that involves the use of heat and pressure.
  • Bonding a lidding film to the sealing surface by means of a process using heat and pressure enables for obtaining a gas-proof seal between the tray and the lidding film, even if the sealing rim is contaminated with meat juice or the like.
  • the present invention relates to a container 1 for foodstuffs comprising a tray 2 and potentially also a lidding film 3 and to a method for producing such a container 1.
  • the tray 2 is made of APET, which can be transparent (natural) or coloured (either opaque or transparent). Thus, it is a full polyester tray 2 with sealing properties matching the ones of the APET-PE solutions currently dominating the market.
  • the tray 2 is thermoformed from a sheet of material.
  • This sheet may comprise one or more layers, typically three layers, wherein the backbone of the APET within the material of at least the top layer is highly modified through the incorporation of a comonomer, such as isophthalic acid (IPA), cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) or diethyleneglycol (DEG).
  • IPA isophthalic acid
  • CHDM cyclohexanedimethanol
  • DEG diethyleneglycol
  • the resulting modification of the APET material may be obtained by using individual PET polymers, each with a mix of different backbone modifications, by blending a number of different PET polymers, each being modified with a given backbone modification, or by any combination thereof.
  • the carboxylic acid component of the APET is modified to comprise a certain amount of isophthalic acid residues and/or the hydroxyl component of the APET is modified to comprise a certain amount of cyclohexanedimethanol and/or diethyleneglycol residues.
  • the above-described modification of the top layer material must be combined with a reduction of the surface energy on the surface of the highly modified APET top layer of the tray 2.
  • the reduction of the surface energy has proved to increase the sealing performance significantly when combined with highly modified APET.
  • Two fundamentally different ways of changing the surface energy are by applying an external surface energy changing agent on top of the top layer and/or by adding a surface energy changing agent internally in the formulation during extrusion of the sheet.
  • this reduction of the surface energy is crucial on the sealing rim 6 of the tray 2, but it is not necessarily limited to this area.
  • This can be accomplished by either externally applying a silicone (or more correctly a siloxane type of polymer) on the top layer of the sheet or the tray 2, for instance using a roll as illustrated in Fig. 4 and described below, or by adding abnormally high amounts of internal slip agents through a masterbatch in the formulation for the extruded sheet as compared to the amounts necessary for obtaining the desired slip property.
  • a well-known method to change the surface energy is to apply a silicone onto the surface of the top layer material. Within the packaging industry, this is normally done in order to reduce the coefficient of friction of the surface for de-nesting purposes.
  • the externally applied silicone would be polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) or a functionalized siloxane.
  • a lowering of the surface energy on the surface of a polyester can also be achieved internally by incorporating an internal slip masterbatch in the formulation during the extrusion of the sheet. This method is commonly used to reduce the coefficient of friction of the surface for de-nesting purposes.
  • the incorporation of a slip masterbatch changes the surface energy of the polyester by introducing molecules of lower polarity than PET at the interface with the air.
  • the reduced surface energy of the polyester top layer is beneficial by rendering the surface more hydrophobic and, thus, increasing the contact angle of water-like droplets including fresh meat juice. As a derived effect of this, it may also reduce the amount of meat juice contaminant deposited on the sealing surface due to the more hydrophobic nature of the surface.
  • the top layer may also comprise some additional material(s) making the sheet easier to unwind and the stacked trays easier to separate from each other.
  • the molecular length of the PET defined by the so-called intrinsic viscosity is ideally between 0.7 dl/g and 0.8 dl/g.
  • An intrinsic viscosity between 0.7 dl/g and 0.9 dl/g is acceptable, whereas PET materials having intrinsic viscosities below 0.6 dl/g or above 1.1 dl/g are not relevant for this purpose.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates an exploded view of a container 1 according to an embodiment of the invention, in which an externally applied surface energy changing agent 8 is used.
  • the illustrated container 1 consists of two main parts, namely a tray 2 and a lidding film 3.
  • the tray 2 comprises a bottom part 4, a number of side walls 5 and a peripheral sealing rim 6 at its top.
  • the sealing rim 6 has an upward facing and flat sealing surface 7, onto which is applied a surface energy changing agent 8 extending along the full circumference of the tray 2.
  • the tray 2 has four straight side walls 5 connected to each other by rounded corners.
  • the tray 2 may be of any shape, such as for instance circular (with one single, curved side wall) or triangular (with three straight side walls).
  • the surface energy changing agent 8 is placed at least on the sealing surface 7 of the sealing rim 6, typically by roll coating, so that none of the surface energy changing agent 8 will end up on the skeletal waste from the thermoforming or inside the tray 2 after sealing of the container 1.
  • embodiments of the invention may include external application of a surface energy changing agent 8 by other means onto the sheet of material, from which the container 1 is formed, such as for instance a silicone bath prior to the thermo forming of the container 1, as well as internal application of a surface energy changing agent, for instance through the incorporation of a suitable masterbatch in the formulation during extrusion of the sheet.
  • a surface energy changing agent 8 by other means onto the sheet of material, from which the container 1 is formed, such as for instance a silicone bath prior to the thermo forming of the container 1, as well as internal application of a surface energy changing agent, for instance through the incorporation of a suitable masterbatch in the formulation during extrusion of the sheet.
  • the shelf life of foodstuff packed in a container 1 according to the invention is similar to the shelf life obtained when using APET-PE trays. Due to the sealing properties achieved by the combination of highly modified top layer material and reduced surface energy as defined by the present invention, the seal of the container 1 is as secure as the ones of APET-PE trays. Furthermore, the sealing can be made at temperatures, which cause no warping of the APET material of the tray 2. Thus, the bonded area is as gas-proof for the modified atmosphere, e.g. nitrogen, oxygen and/or carbon dioxide, surrounding the foodstuff as in any APET-PE seal.
  • the modified atmosphere e.g. nitrogen, oxygen and/or carbon dioxide
  • containers 1 according to the invention have a weld strength less than 0.6 bar (absolute pressure) measured in a vacuum tank, which is a common way of testing the seal strength of containers used in the food packaging industry.
  • This means that the seal can withstand an internal overpressure of at least 0.4 bar and normally 0.5-0.7 bar (overpressure) in the sealed tray 2.
  • Fig. 2a shows a cross-sectional view of the same container 1 as shown in Fig. 1
  • Fig. 2b shows an enlarged detail thereof, illustrating the position of the externally applied surface energy changing agent 8 between the lidding film 3 and the sealing rim 6 of the tray 2, when the container 1 is sealed.
  • Figs. 3a and 3b show a top view and a side view, respectively, of the container 1 with the lidding film 3 heat sealed to the sealing rim 6 of the tray 2.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates schematically an apparatus for making trays 2 of containers 1 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • a roll coating machine works by transferring a layer of coating from the surface of a roll to the surface of a part.
  • the transfer roll system illustrated schematically in Fig. 4 utilizes three rolls, namely a pickup roll 14, a transfer roll 15 and a coating roll 16, to transfer the surface energy changing agent 8 from a tank 13 or reservoir containing the surface energy changing agent in a liquid form to the sealing surface of the tray 2.
  • the pickup roll 14 picks up the surface energy changing agent 8 from the tank 13 and transfers it to the transfer roll 15, from which it is passed on to the coating roll 16 and, finally, to the sealing surface of the tray 2.
  • Transfer roll systems are capable of depositing a thinner layer of coating than two roll systems (without the transfer roll 15). This is due to the fact that a film split occurs at every roll interface, i.e. at the interface between two rolls 14-16 and between the coating roll 16 and the tray 2, so that on each surface, onto which the surface energy changing agent 8 is deposited, the thickness of the layer will be thinner than on the surface of the preceding roll in the roll train.

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